Stephen David Darby (born 15 January 1955) is an English football coach and former player. He is well known throughout Asia as a pundit for ESPN Star Sports.[1]
Managerial career
Bahrain
Darby started his football manager career in 1978 where his first coaching role is with the Bahrain national team.
Sydney Olympic
In 1995, Darby was appointed by Australian semi-professional club Sydney Olympic as the club manager.
Johor FA
In 1998, Darby was appointed as the Malaysian club manager at Johor FA.
Vietnam women
In January 2001, Darby was appointed by the Vietnam women national team as their head coach.
Home United
In September 2002, S.League club Home United hired Darby as their manager. In his time at the club, he steered Home United to win the cup double in 2003 which is the 2003 S.League and the 2003 Singapore Cup. Darby also steered them to win the 2005 Singapore Cup.
Perak FA
On 8 November 2005, Darby then moved to Malaysia again but this time to signed with Perak FA.
Thailand
On 17 July 2008, Darby was appointed as the assistant coach under Peter Reid for the Thailand national team while Darby was also appointed as Thailand U23 head coach.
Mohun Bagan
On 19 July 2011, Darby was appointed at Indian club Mohun Bagan as their manager however his reign fell short as he was sacked on 15 October.
Kelantan
In January 2014, Darby returned to Malaysia to signed with Kelantan as the club manager.
Mumbai City
In July 2014, Darby reunited with Peter Reid as his assistant at Indian Super League club Mumbai City where he coached Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg, who were by then approaching retirement.[2]
Laos
In May 2015, Darby was approached by Laos as the team head coach where it became his third national team stint that he coached.
Honours
As Manager
Home United
- S.League: 2003
- Singapore Cup: 2003, 2005
References
- ^ "Darby: I never set targets!". 247Sports.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Murray, Trevor (17 August 2015). "Interview with ex-Mumbai City coach Steve Darby: Nicolas Anelka gives 100 percent every time". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
- Interview in Mohun Bagan Official Website[permanent dead link]
- http://mohunbaganac.com/SEPT08/news_details.php?newsid=903[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071110023009/http://www.yob4ever.com/v2/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=21
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040830/http://www.espnstar.com/studio/studio_coldetail_1464322.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110810181522/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/july21stpart_2011.html#bagan_coach